by Dot Cannon
Today’s the final day of CES® 2019 (already!). We wish someone would invent a time-and-space technology so we could be in several places at once.
But one perennial favorite, for us, is Eureka Park® Marketplace. They’re located in Hall G of the Sands. And CES® Executive Vice-President Karen Chupka mentioned, during the Day One opening keynote session, that they’re hosting more than 1,200 startup exhibitors.
So, choosing favorites is like being faced with three trays of French pastry, and one small plate! But, here are some we wouldn’t have wanted to miss.
This Pix smart customizable backpack comes with an app that lets you change the light display on it–or program your own custom one!
Wow. Wonder Painter, from Xiaoxiaonu Creative Technologies, in Beijing, animates your drawings in 3D within a matter of seconds!
How’s this for an offer?
And, there were…free Arduinos? WHERE?
Over at the Arrow exhibit. Their Arrow Certification program, in conjunction with Indiegogo, is now in its second year.
Arrow Electronics Global Business Development Manager Rachel Oborny told us their goal is to give out 10,000 Arduinos by the end of CES® 2019!
The program invites innovators to “Bring your tech project to life”. And we were wowed by some of the incredible tech creatives who were displaying the ways they did just that.
One favorite was Unlimited Tomorrow, which digitally maps an amputee’s remaining limb and customizes a prosthetic to that specific person. Then, the output can 3D print the artificial limb on any of a network of 3D printers around the world. The result: a lightweight prosthesis that’s available even in remote or underprivileged communities.
I like your shoes!
In the French technology area, we saw the E-Vone smart shoes. They’re a CES® Innovation Award winner!
These are designed to serve two different markets: workers in factory situations, and the elderly. E-Vone’s Laurent Cerne tells us that her company has been making safety shoes for forty years. These, however, are anything but traditional.
Sensors in them detect a fall. And if the person doesn’t move within thirty seconds, the sensors send a message to emergency contacts and medical personnel.
And a photo can’t do justice to the beauty of what Dress Coders, from Italy, are creating. They design customizable high-fashion garments which incorporate technology–like these LED lights!
Eureka Park®, we never get enough of you! Hope to see you next year.